Concept Designing a Mech Weapon in Photoshop
Throughout these lessons we will learn how to create a mech weapon concept in Photoshop. Software required: Photoshop CS5.
What you'll learn
Throughout these lessons we will learn how to create a mech weapon concept in Photoshop. We will go over the various stages of concept art, from thumbnails to finished render. We will use photo references to speed up the rendering process and also go over the use of the smudge brush as a design tool. By the end of this tutorial we'll concept a weapon for the mech using the techniques we've learned. Software required: Photoshop CS5.
Table of contents
- Designing Our Silhouettes 12m
- Refining Our Silhouettes 11m
- Using the Smudge Tool 10m
- Selecting Our Design and Reference Photos 6m
- Preserving Our Transparency Layer 9m
- Creating Light and Shadow 7m
- Reforming Our Shapes 6m
- Adding Small Painted Details 7m
- Cleaning up Our Design 7m
- Using Reference Photos 8m
- Transforming the Support Structure 7m
- Using the Overlay Layer 8m
- Painting the Metal 7m
- Adding Wear and Tear 11m
- Final Details and Adjustments 11m
- Designing Weapon Silhouettes 10m
- Speeding up the Rendering Process 11m
- Adding Light and Shadows to Our Weapon 7m
- Refining Our Weapon Concept 7m
- Finishing Our Weapon 11m
- Reviewing Our Work 1m
About the author
Josh Kao graduated from Art Center College of Design and has been working in the entertainment industry since 2008. He has worked for studios such as Microsoft 343, Sony Santa Monica, Treyarch, Rhythm and Hues, and Arkane Studios. Some of the projects he has worked on are Halo 4, God of War: Ascension, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, and X-Men: First Class.